Violetta Oblinger-Peters (born 14 October 1977 in

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) is a

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-born,

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n slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1995. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K1 event in

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. Oblinger-Peters also won two bronze medals at the

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(K1: 2010, K1 team: 2005). She won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze). Her husband,

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, competed at the Olympics, as did her father Wolfgang and uncle

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. In April 2009 she and her husband became parents of a boy.

World Cup individual podiums

¹ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 K1 women's final results.
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